Chapter 8

Chapter 8
1-*****What did Axel find in the sand? He found a steel knife.
2-**Whose knife was it? It belonged to Saknussemm.
3-****Why was the knife rough? Because Saknussemm used it to carve his name on a rock.
4-What was carved on the stone? The letters A.S.
5-*****What did the letters A.S. mean (stand for)? They were the initials of Arne Saknussemm.
6-***Where did they find the letters A.S? They found them on a rock at the entrance to a dark tunnel.
7-***Why did Arne Saknussemm carve his initials? To guide other travellers to the centre of the earth.
8-How was Saknussemm helpful to the explorers through the journey? He carved his initials to guide them.
9-Why was finding the letters A.S. important? Because they became sure that Saknussemm had been there before them. This guided them on their way.
10-**How did they became sure that Saknussemm had been there before? They saw his initials, A.S., carved on a rock.
11-**When did Axel's doubts about the journey disappear? When he saw the letters A.S on a rock.
12-***Why couldn't they continue their way through the tunnel? Because the huge rock blocked their way to the centre of the earth.
13-****Why did they have to blow up the huge rock? Because it blocked their way to the centre of the earth.
14-What did they do (use) to blow up the huge rock? They used gunpowder.
15-What was used to blow up the huge rock? Gunpowder.
16-***How did they blow up (overcome) the huge rock? They blew it up with gunpowder.
17-*What happened when the gunpowder exploded? A big hole opened and the sea became one big wave. It took them forward at a great speed.
18-***How did the lose everything they had on the raft? Everything was swept away by the waves.
19-***Why did Axel decide not to tell his uncle about losing everything? Because he was sure they would be killed soon.
20-***Why didn't Axel worry about losing the food? Because he thought they would probably be killed quite soon.
21-The three men used gunpowder to blow up the huge rock.
22-As soon as the gunpowder had exploded, big hole opened and the sea became one big wave. It took them forward at a great speed.
23-The blade of the knife was rough because Saknussemm used it to carve his name on a rock.
24-The volcano of Sneffels was extinct but the volcano of Stromboli was active.
25-The explorers lost most of their food when the waves swept everything away.
Answer these questions yourself:
1-What did the initials 'A.S.' prove?
2-Why did Axel and Hans use gunpowder?
3-Mention how the explorers solved a problem they faced.
4-What was the effect of seeing the initials 'A.S.' on Axel?
5-When did Axel forget the dangers of the journey?

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